Gate.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1%03.A

No. 725,039. A. B. CAMERON.

I Y GATE. j APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1902. i5 N0 MODEL. 2 SEEE SHEET1.

PATENTED APR. 14, 19103.

A. B. CAMERON.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11. 1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED @raras APATENT OFFICE..

ADDISON B. CAMERON, OF CAMERON, MONTANA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 725,039, dated April14, 1903.

" Application tiled September l1, 1902. Serial No. 122,904. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ADDISON B. CAMERON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Cameron, in the county of Madison and State ofMontana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings. v

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gates,and relates more particularly to farm-gates and means .for opening andclosing the same.

The present invention has for its object the provision of novel meanswhereby a farmgate may be either opened or closed from either side,furthermore, to provide novel means whereby the gate is both releasedfrom a locked position and opened by a single operation.

My invention further aims to provide new and novel means whereby thegate when in an open position may be released, closed, and placed in alooked position by means of a single operation.

My present invention stili further contemplates providing a gate of theabove-described character that will be extremely simple in itsconstruction, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture, furthermore, one that will be highly efficient in itsoperation. y

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be moreparticularly described, and specifically pointed out in the claims. Indescribing this invention in detail reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein likenumerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views,in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing my improved gate in anoperative position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the gate in anopen position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of thecross-head and one of the Y-shaped operating-levers secured upon saidcross-head. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the centraloperating-lever. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the gate.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 represents the gate-post, towhich is hinged at 2 2 the gate 3. To one of the rails of the gate isattached, by means of links, chains, or other suitable connections 5, alocking-rail 6, said locking-rail extending through the bat-- ten of thegate and being capable of a locking engagement with a keeper 7, whichhas formed thereon an inclined face 8, said keeper being rigidly securedin the gate-post 9. 'Ihe other end of the rail 6 has secured thereon ayoke 10. The gate 3 carries an upward extension 11, upon which issecured a crosshead 12. Upon this cross-head 12 is pivotally attached at14 a Y-shaped lever 15. Said Y-shaped lever has secured at 16 to one ofits forked ends an operating-cord 17, extending from a t pulley 18,which is suitably attached to a cross-arm 19 of the post 20. Thecorresponding forked arm 21 of the Y-shaped lever 15 has secured theretoan operating-cord 22, eX- tendingin the opposite direction,whicli passesover a pulley 23, secured to a cross-arrn 24 of a post 25. 'lo the endof the Yshaped lever 15 is attached at 26 an operating-cord 27, theother end of which forms a loop 28, engaging the upper end of thecentral operatinglever 29, the latter being pivotally secured at 30 tothe inner face of the cross-head 12. Said loop 28 is further secured inposition by means of pins 31, carried by thef upper end of the centraloperating-lever 29. The lower end of the central operating-lever 29 hasattached thereto a loop 32, which is likewise secured thereto by meansof pins 33, said loop 32 forming the end of an operating-cord 34,extending to the end of a Y-shaped lever-35, which is pivotally securedat 36 to the under face of the cross-head 12, said Y-shaped lever havingone of its forked arms secured at 37 to an operating-cord 38, extendingfrom a pulley 3.9,carried by a crossarm 19 of the post 20, and

the other forked arm of the Y-shaped lever 35 is secured at 40 to anoperating-cord 41, passing over a pulley 42, secured to the arm 24 ofthe post 25. The central operating-lever 29 has formed integraltherewith an angular arm 43, to which is secured a cord, rod, or wire44, the lower end of which is attached at 45 to a bell-crank lever 46,which is pivotally secured upon one of the cross-rails, said bell-cranklever carrying an inwardly-extending arm 47, which engages under theyoke 10. The op- IOO erating-cords 17, 22, 38, and 41 carry at theirfree ends weighted handles 48. A post 49 is provided, which may beplaced in close proximity to the post 20. This post 49 carries a keeper50, which is similar to the keeper 7.

The operation of my improved gate is as follows: We will assume the gateto be in the position as show'n in Fig. l of the drawings and it isdesired to open the same. The handle 48 of the operating-cord 38 ispulled, thereby operating the Y-shaped lever 35, which in turn, throughthe medium of the operatingcord 34, operates the central operating-lever29, which serves to raise the arm 43 and imparts a movement to thebell-crank lever 46, which being in engagement with the staple serves towithdraw rail 6 from the keeper 7, thereby unlocking the gate, and by afur- `ther pull upon the handle 48 of the operatingcord 38 thecross-head l2 is permitted to turn to an angle of approximately ninetydegrees, which serves to turn the gate-upon the hinges,

and the end of the rail 6 coming in contact` -with the keeper 50 willautomatically lock the samein an open position. When it is desired toagain close the gate, the operatinghandle of the operating-cord 4l ispulled, which releases the rail 6 from engagement with thekeeper 50, andby further operating the handle downwardly the cross-head l2 is againmoved to the position illustrated in Fig. l of `the drawings, therebyreturning the gate to its normal position. In case it is desired toclose the gate from the post the handle 48 of the cord 17 is pulled, andthe operation will be repeated, as heretofore explained.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device oi' the character described, the combination of a hingedgate, carrying a cross-head arranged at an angle thereto, Y- shapedlevers arranged above and below said cross-head, a centraloperating-lever connected to the side of said cross-head, operatingcordsconnecting said levers, a crank-lever secured to said gate, a connectionextending between said crank-lever and central lever, a swinging railsecured in said gate, a yoke attached to said swinging rail engaged bysaid crank-lever, a standard and keeper to receive said swinging rail,all parts being arranged and operating substantially as described. v

2. The combination with a hinged gate, a swinging locking-rail carriedby one of the rails of said gate, a crank-lever also carried by saidlast-named rail, a yoke secured to the rear of said swinging rail, saidcrank-lever operating in said yoke, a cross-head arranged at an angle tosaid gate, Y-shaped levers arranged above and below said cross-head, acentral operating-lever, operating-cords connecting levers, and a rodconnecting said crank-lever and central lever, substantially asdescribed.

. ADDISON B. CAMERON. Witnesses:

CHARLES S. HAMILTON, K. J. SCHAFF.

